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Bes amulet
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, South of G 7144 and G 7146
Medium/Technique
Glazed faience
Dimensions
Overall: 0.2 x 1.1 cm (1/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1596
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFragment of small Bes, missing head, green.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, In debris of railroad dump, VII South of Mastaba of G 7144 and G 7146. 1927 : excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.